As a working mom, I can't be there to drop off or pick up my kids. I wrote their teachers handwritten cards and it made a huge difference in our relationship.

I can't be there for drop-offs and pick-ups. As an educator who starts work at 7:30 a.m., I can never drop off my kids on the first day of school.

As an educator myself, I remember bonding with certain parent volunteers who would share information about kids. I know it makes a difference.

The expectations for parents to be hyper-involved in kids' schools, especially at the start of the year, seem like a big change for me.

A thunderbolt of inspiration struck that fall when my firstborn started first grade - why not send the teachers handwritten notes to connect?

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